Vehicle



VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 3,1919.

Patnted Aug. 29, 1922.

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. Application filed March s, 1919. Serial No 2ao,5oe

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, JA E. HIXsoN, a citizen of the United States.residing at LosAngeles in the county of-Losfiingeles- 1 and State ofCalifornia, have invented a' lowing is a specification. H This inventionrelates to.veh1cles and new and useful Vehicle, ofwhichthe'folespecially to that; type of vehicles having curtains; toclose the-sides thereof, and: an object of the invention is to provide acon-- structionadapted toperrnit of ready openfrontztndintermediatecurtain guide stand ards' when it-is not desired toclose the curtains. k

Another obj ect is to provide curtainconstructionwhich will preventflapping of the curtains to a large extent when the curtains are drawnslightly for shading purposes and the front and intermediate curtainguide standards are detached.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the subjoined detaileddescription. P p

The accompanying drawingsillustrate the Figure l is a side elevation ofa vvehicles upper portion constructed in -.accordance with theprovisions of this invention. I A

' Fig. 2 is frag-mentalelevation inainly in vertical mid section; online indicated by a1 :v Fig. 3, the curtains on the near. side being inraised positioin f I .Fig. 3 is a plansection on line indicated by a -mFig. 2, the top-liningand seats being omitted. i

- F lgui is anenlarged ifraginental sectional elevationqon lineindicated by w ewfl Fig. 1', one of the-curtains being ;in -raisedposition.

Fig-v.5 is an enlarged fragmental -Plevation, mainly in section on lineindicated; by so -(c Fig.1. g j

- Fig. 6 is an GlGVQtIOHfIfOIIl*thQ'lGft'Oi Fig.

I 5, portions'of the standard bein shown" in tion, 7 is a side elevationoffone oi" the curtain frames i ig.-;8 isan enlarged fragmentalplansection on line indicatedby QI8.$8,, F 7.

Fig. .9 is a side View. of oneiofthe top 1iningsuppc rting inenibers. 1

The vehicleis'provided with a body'l of any suitable form andconstruction and at tached at itsfrea'r to the body 1 is a tape whichmaybe provided with a lining 3 to form an enclosed curtain-receivingspace 4. It is notffnecessary to utilize the lining 3, whichis onlybeingusedfto improve the ap- Q pearance of; the vehicle therefore theline ing may be omitted if the constructor so desires. L The frame" ofthe top 2 is -i'ndi cated at band fastened at their outer ends to theframe. 5 are inwardlyprojectirig transversely extending curtain guidesin the form of *chan'neledor' grooved members 6.,"

said members being provided neartheir outer ends w th ears? fastened byscrews or bolts 8' tothe frames, as clearly. shown,

in Fig. ,4. The rneniibers '6 arearranged in pa rs and themeinbers ofeach pair-extend .s eeificationof LettersfPatent; Patgnijgd Au pgg jgggy from opposite sides'of the frames andover lap onefanother, andarefast'ened together by welding or any suitable means. 1" A Alined withthe outer ends or the guide members 6 are upright curtain guides in theform, of groove df or channeled members '9 forming standardswhich, whenin. place;

may-aid in supporting the. top 2. eachstand ard being provided; at itsupperfend with an ear .lO/zidapted I to 'be "fastened to the i'ranieo.at its lower end with an ear'll adapted to be fastened to the uppermarginfiof the and I each standard being provided body 1. The cars 10,11 of the-rearpair or 7 standards 9 may be permanently "fastened bywrivets 12 for their equivalents to the frame 5, and body 1.; Each pairof guides 6 togetherwith the associatedpair of oppositely disposed.guides 9 form-a sectional how, to which the top is fastened. the mem'-bers 6 constituting one sectionand the members 9 v constituti ng two'other sections. Preferablythe ears 10, 11 of thefinterlnediate andforward standards 9 are detaclia blycon'nected with ,theftop and bodyrespectively, .and the means for detachably connecting said ears may beof any suitable construct on. Iirthe drawings, see especially Figs. and6, the ears and 11 of the intermediate and forward standards 9 areprovided with perforations 13 through which project thumb screws 14 thatare screw-threaded into the frame 5 or body 1, as the case may be. Eachguide 6 together with its associated standard 9 thus forms a grooved orchanneled way extending from the upper margin of the body 1 to the sidemargin of the top 2, thence transversely into said top. The guides arecurved at their outer ends as indicated at 6 so as to exactly registerwith the upper ends of the standards 9.

Extending between each two adjacent ways 6, 9 at both sides of thevehicle are curtains, each curtain comprising a flexible frame 15 and acovering of any suitable material fastened to said frame. in theinstance shown in the drawings each of the coverings comprises an opaquemember 16 and a'transparent panel 17. The member 16 may be .made'of anysuitable flexible curtain material and thetransparent panels 17 may bemade of isinglass, celluloid or the like. Each frame 15 is rectangularand com prises substantially rigid end rods 18 and flexible side strips19 made of spring steel so as to be resilient. The resilient strips 19'are fastened their ends by rivets 20 or their equivalents to the ends ofthe end rods 18. v

' The curtain side strips 19 are accommodated in the grooves 21 of theuides 6, 9 so that the curtains can be drawn from closed position in thetop 2 downward toward the body 1 to shut in the space between the topand body. Thus it is clear that the curtains are shiftably mounted inthe top and are adapted to be drawn downward to any desired degree, theflexibility of the strips 19 readily permitting the curtain frames toslide in the curved portions 6 from the guides 6 to the guides 9 andfrom the guides 9 to the guides 6;and the expansive force of thestrips19 producing suflicient friction between the curtain and the sidewalls of the grooves 21 of the'guides to hold the curtains in whateverpositions they be adjusted.

The margins of the lining 3 adjacent the curtains are spaced fromthe'top frame 5 and are suitably connected, with said frame bysupportingmembers 22 that may be in the form of rods to'which the lining is sewed.The rods 22 are bent at one end to form fastening flanges 29 which areattached by screws 23 or their equivalents to the frame 5. The rods 22are provided with eyes 241 which engagescrew-threaded studs 25projecting inwardly from the curved portions Gof the guides 6, therebeing nuts 26 on the studs to prevent the rods from slipping off'of saidstuds. Each stud may be provided' with'a washer 27 between the eye 2%and nut 26. Thus it is clear that the curtains can be readily moved toand from the top 2 through the slots or spaces 28 existing between therods 22 and frame 5.

The invention operates as follows: Assuming that the parts are in thepositions shown in Fig. 1, the curtains being closed, to open thecurtains to any degree whatsoever it is only necessary to push upwardagainst the lower edge of the curtain and the curtains will then slideinto the top 2. lVhen the curtains are in full open position, theyoverlap one another in the top 2 to some extent, the overlapping arrangement being necessary in some instances to prevent interference of thecurtains with one another when they are being operated. When it isdesired to dispense with the closed car effect, the curtains will beraised to full open position and the forward and intermediate standards'9 will be detached from the body and top by removing the thumb screws14c so as to release said standards, whereupon said standards may bestoredaway under the seat of the vehicle or inany other convenientplace.

An advantage ofthe spring strips is that sufficient stiffness is giventhereby to the curtains to hold the projecting portion-of the curtainsagainst flapping in the wind when the curtains are in partly drawnpositions. This is especially useful since it enables the curtains to beemployed to shade the interior of the vehicle, to some extent, withoutit being necessary to place the forward and intermediate standards 9 intheir curtain guiding positions.

The invention is not limited in its broader phases to the exact detailsof construction shown in the drawings and above described, but embracessuch changes and modifications as lie within the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In a vehicle, the combination of a body, a top frame for the body,guides in the top fastened at'their outer ends to the side members ofthe frame and extending crosswise thereof, the outer end portions of theguides being curved downwardly adjacent the frame side members,otherguides alined with the curved ends of the first named guides andsecured at their upper ends to the frame side members and at their lowerends to the body, rods extending beneath the first guides parallel withthe side members of the frame and secured to said members and spacedtherefrom, a lining fastened at its side margins to'the rods and at itsend margins to the end members of the frame, and curtains shiftablebetween the guides and through the spaces between the frame side membersand rods.

2. In a vehicle, a body, a top frame for the body, guides in the topfastened at their memes outer ends to the frame and extendingtransversely thereof, other guides aligned with the first named guidesand extending from the top to the body, rods at opposite sides of theframe fastened at their ends to vthe frame and provided 'With eyes,studs projecting from the outer ends of some of the first named guidesand projecting through the eyes, means on the studs to hold the rods onthe studs, and curtains shiftable between the guides between the rodsand the frame.

3. In a vehicle, a body, a top frame for the body, guides extendingtransversely of the top from both sides thereofand spaced at their innerends from said top and down; wardly curved at their outer ends, theguides of one side having their inner ends fastened to the inner ends ofthe guides of the other side, means connecting the curved outer ends ofthe guides to the upperface of the frame, other guidesaligned With theouter ends of the first named guides and extending from,JAMnsENsLnYi-nX'soNr Witness: GEORGE H. HILES.

